As the peaceful and cold winter night deepened, the wailing of a beautiful hazel-brown-eyed baby girl broke the silence.
Candace held her newborn and held her close "She's perfect. She's the most precious gift that you have ever given me," she told Astro, her husband, with a hoarse voice, and placed a forehead kiss on their bundle of joy's forehead. Astro could not hold back his tears as he was filled with mixed emotions, seeing the love of his life holding their newborn baby, full of love. He gently leaned in and kissed his wife as he placed the adorable sleeping baby in his arms.
"What should we name her, Honey?" he asked Candice while looking at his daughter's face, admiring every inch of her. Candice smiled sweetly despite the exhaustion.
"We'll name her Eustace Solana, hmm, what do you think?" as she reached for the glass of water beside her.
"Eustace Solana Hart," Astro repeated what his wife had just said, staring at their newborn, and to his surprise, the baby smiled. "She smiled! HA-HA-HA, do you like that name, huh? My sweet angel?" and his daughter smiled again. "Well, she obviously likes it. Eustace Solana it is, but we will call you Ace."
6 Years Later…
A little girl sat down in a corner, holding a book entitled "The Beauty and The Beast," quietly reading and carefully turning its pages.
It was their break time at the daycare after all, yet she chose to read rather than eat. She was clearly fascinated by the story and loved "Belle," the princess who loves to read, who had fallen in love with a beast and broke the beast's spell. She only had five more pages before she finished the book that she had read countless times, but she never minded when suddenly a packet of yogurt and two string cheeses appeared in her book.
She looked up and saw a boy handing it to her. A tall boy about her age with wavy hair and gray eyes said, "Here. Breakdown is almost over. Eat."
The boy was surprised when Little Ace laughed. "What's so funny, huh?!" the boy reacted as if he was scolding her. "It's BREAKTIME, not breakdown! You're funny!" Little Ace said while giggling. "Well, whatever! Just eat!" the annoyed little man placed the snacks on the floor and ran away with red ears, indicating the boy's shyness and also embarrassment. Ace was not feeling hungry at all, so she put the little treats the boy gave her inside her lunchbox and got ready for another activity as the bell rang.
Ms. Myers, the daycare teacher, gave the kids an activity where they would group themselves into two and make something out of playdough representing their likes and dislikes. It could be an animal, food, or anything—the kids' imagination was the limit. On the other hand, Ace found the little boy sleeping, and clearly, no one wanted to pair up with him, so she sat beside him and gently woke him up.
"Wake up! We have something to do!" The little boy listened and asked her what needed to be done. The little boy had already finished, but Ace had not; he watched Ace silently and noticed how eager she was to finish. "Staring is rude," Little Ace uttered while still busy with her work. "Oh, I'm sorry. You just look like a very busy old lady," he laughed.
Little Ace did not mind him and just focused on her work; she was too occupied and did not notice the time. "Oh my! We don't have any time left! Okay, kids, just bring your work next week! Have a fun weekend!" Ms. Myers told the kids, which made Little Ace sad.
"Don't be sad! You did a good job!" the little boy patted Ace's head. "I'm Xenon, who are you?"
Little Ace was about to answer when she looked at the door and exclaimed, "Mommy, Daddy!" Ace ran to her parents and fled the room.
"Who are you?" Little Xenon asked. "Hey, Kiddo! Let's go. What are you looking at? Are you okay, son?" Xenon's Dad arrived. "I'm okay, Dad. Let's go."
"How's school?" his dad asked, but there was no response. It turned out Little Xenon was just looking outside the car window, thinking about the girl he had just met and wondering about her name.
"EARTH TO XENON!"
Finally, his dad got his attention. "Are you good, bud?" He placed his hand on his son's forehead, checking if he had caught a fever. "I'm good, Dad," Xenon replied as he removed his dad's hand from his forehead. "Well, you do not look good to me," a woman said, walking towards them.
"Mom!" He quickly ran out of the car and hugged his mother. "I missed you!" Little Xenon said. "So, Mom is your favorite now, huh? I'm also part of making you okay!" Xenon's dad said while giving them a brokenhearted man's gesture. "Oh, you hush! Hi, baby! Mommy missed you, and you are heavy." She picked Xenon up. A woman in her 30s with curly blonde hair, blue eyes, and an olive skin tone. "Of course, I'm heavy. I'm eating really well, and I'm a BIG BOY, MOM, please!" the kid replied with a disagreeing look on his face, which made his mom and dad laugh.